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Commissioners set public notice and approve intent to lease building to Vision Resource Center for $1/year; public speakers urged more funding
Summary
After public comments and a petition for more funding, the board approved a resolution to publish notice of intent to lease county-owned space to the Vision Resource Center at $1 per year and to not require utility payments from the nonprofit; public speakers described the VRC's services and asked for increased support.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on May 19 authorized publication of a public-notice resolution indicating the county's intent to lease roughly 2,752 square feet at 2736 Cedar Creek Road to the Vision Resource Center (VRC) for three years at a nominal rent of $1 per year, with utilities to remain the landlord's responsibility.
The item followed a public-comment segment in which multiple speakers representing VRC clients and leadership urged the board to increase the nonprofit's community-impact funding and to avoid imposing additional utilities or lease costs that would reduce service capacity. VRC Executive Director Terry Thomas told…
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